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UEFA consider relocation final Champions League this season. This was done following the conflict in the border area Russia and Ukraine.
Final Champions League 2021/2022 is scheduled to take place in Russia on May 28, 2022. The Gazprom Arena Stadium, Saint-Petersburg, is the arena for the fight.
However, those plans could change given the situation in the Land of the Red Bear. Russia is on the verge of war with Ukraine due to tensions in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The situation in the two areas received special attention from UEFA. Citing a report The SunEuropean football’s highest authority has no choice but to move the location of the Champions League final if the Russo-Ukrainian war breaks out.
Champions League 2021/2022 currently entering the last 16 phase. However, UEFA is reportedly still preparing the contingency plans needed to organize the final match.
Wembley Stadium in London, England, is the alternative location for the 2021/2022 Champions League final. Wembley is estimated to be able to bring in profits of up to 60 million Pounds, it can even increase if there is a Premier League team that penetrates the final party.
The discourse of moving the location of the Champions League final has the support of a member of the British parliament, Julian Knight. The Conservative Party politician assessed that Russia was not worthy of holding a top match at a time of conflict with Ukraine.
“This is something that should be considered in light of this blatant act of aggression. Holding an important event at the time of the launch of Russian tanks is something very wrong,” Knight said. The Sun.
UEFA ever moved the final location Champions League last season. The match was moved from Turkey to Portugal due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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